Al Buruj

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1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,

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1 By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;

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2 And by the Promised Day.

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2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

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3 And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,

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3 By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -

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4 (Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch

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4 Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),

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5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

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5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

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6 When they sat by it,

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6 Behold! they sat over against the (fire),

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7 And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.

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7 And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.

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8 They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,

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8 And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -

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9 Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.

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9 Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.

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10 Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.

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10 Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.

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11 Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.

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11 For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),

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12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

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12 Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.

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13 Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,

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13 It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).

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14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

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14 And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,

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15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

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15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

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16 Doer of what He will.

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16 Doer (without let) of all that He intends.

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17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

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17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

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18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

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18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

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19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

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19 And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!

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20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

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20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

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21 Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.

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21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

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22 On a guarded tablet.

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22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!